shadow box
noun
a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
shadow-boxing
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a word derived from
shadow-box.
Example Sentences
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I see a teenage boy shadow-boxing the washing machine in what I decide by a demeanor that I find all too familiar, is a bid for attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
She took up the sport in Tehran, shadow-boxing in the parks or discreetly in boxing rings as women are not allowed to box in Iran.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2023
A lengthy bit of shadow-boxing ends when the black pawn finally advances: 84.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2019
In that bout, the extraordinary Bivol enhanced his reputation at the expense of rock-headed Joe Smith Jr, securing a shutout points defence of his WBA light-heavyweight title as if he were shadow-boxing in the gym.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 2019
It was a stake driven upright in the ground, and he had to fight against it with sword and shield—rather like shadow-boxing, or ««ng a punch-ball.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
